Republican strategist and former John McCain consultant Steve Schmidt has joined the team helping Texas Gov. Rick Perry with the strategy around his indictment, POLITICO has learned.
Schmidt is the latest addition to a team that Perry has been expanding with legal hands.
“We’re bringing in the best of the best to help us handle this … this is serious, we’ve got to handle it with the appropriate measures,” Perry spokesman Jeff Miller said. Schmidt did not respond to an email seeking comment.
You know I don't think Schmidt has actually worked for a Republican since he started going on talk shows and discussing the 2008 campaign. OH, and helping John Heilemann and Mark Halperin write "Game Change."
My first thought on this is that Perry must be quite desperate to reach out to somebody who is persona non grata within the Republican establishment.
My second thought is that this move is going to make a certain Perry supporter and half term Governor take off her wig and stomp on it.
Ole Steve just keeps jumping on Losers bandwagons : /
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about Steve Schmidt's attraction to and support of demonstrably stupid people? Do they make him feel smart and powerful? He can't be that bright himself if he keeps attaching himself to losers and their losing campaigns.
ReplyDeleteOTOH, Please proceed, Steve.
Do you think he's doing this for ideological reasons? Puhleeze! It's about one thing: $$$$$$$$$$$$.
DeleteHe never could pass that pesky math class at the University of Delaware so that he could graduate...
DeletePig lady is a Kocksucking whore, but we already knew that if Skank endorsed her.
ReplyDeleteIowa GOPer Joni Ernst Credits Kochs
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/koch-brothers-secret-retreat-tom-cotton-joni-ernst-cory-gardner
She keeps saying stupid shit. But her constituency is stupid shits, so there is cause for concern that she'll get elected.
DeleteThat effin' moron, buybull thumpin' anti-science idiot cory gardner is trying to strip us Colorado women of our rights..I'll be out there banging on doors and calling every woman I know to prevent that pos from taking away what my sisters & I have fought so hard for. GO UDALL!!!!
DeleteYES, GO UDALL!!!! He will BEAT GARDNER! Thanks for your volunteer work going door to door.
DeleteSchmidt might as well jump on board for a good payday. He isn't volunteering his time.
ReplyDeleteDayum, I overslept this morning and missed Morning Joe. I'd be really interested to know what HE had to say, if he even mentioned it.
ReplyDeleteSchmidt likes the criminally insane. There is a pattern with him. He knew about Palin but turned on her. No wonder he didn't come out with the whole truth.
ReplyDeleteIt's a little late for Perry.
Who's paying for all these high-priced dudes?
ReplyDeleteWhy does money rule the world? What ever happened to integrity?
ReplyDeleteSchmidt is just another opportunist, that's all.
ReplyDeleteYES. Schmidt smells another book/movie in his future.
DeleteI had a bit of respect for Steve Schmidt as a somewhat "reasonable" Republican. He was refreshingly un-wingnut. He must be making some serious cake to polish the Texas Turd.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Perry hired Schmidt to keep Palin at bay. You know she won't do anything to help Perry if Schmidt is around should he try to run. I bet Palin is fuming that her "buddy" hired Schmidt. I bet her vindictiveness will come out toward Perry.
ReplyDeleteInteresting possibility.
Delete$teve $chmidt is nothing but a turd polisher. Too bad turds can't really be polished. He couldn't polish Palin and he won't be able to polish Perry either. A turd is a turd is a turd.
ReplyDeleteEver wonder what a$$licking a 1%er sounds like?
ReplyDeletePalin's nutcutting loon from Iowa Joni Ernst(R-KochRoach) has a Mitt Romney 47% moment at the Koch Billionair's Summit, and is recorded! Two other KochRoach US Senate candidates also recorded.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/26/koch-brothers-ernst-cotton-gardner_n_5718773.html
You can't fix stupid. He couldn't make Sarah presentable and and it hopefully won't work for Perry either. I'm sure they are trying to spin it for the potential jurors.
ReplyDeleteWe all know how successful Schmidt was transforming $arah. You would think he would be tired of working with morons. There are some people that are too stupid to be helped.
ReplyDelete$teve wants to see Woody Harrelson play him again!
ReplyDeleteWhat some people will do for money makes my skin crawl, He's probably on the Koch payroll for this one.. Steve did such a good job with the McCane/Palin ticket, what make's Ricky think this move will help him?
ReplyDeleteWhen did Steve become a lawyer lol?
ReplyDeleteAgain I ask Steve, how did you go from a regular Jersey boy and UD undergrad to this?? Defending the lame of the world? Enabling the freaks of the world?